Dan Quinlan

Daniel J. Quinlan (born Daniel Cullinan; April 21, 1863 – July 12, 1940), known on the stage as Dan Quinlan, was an American actor and vaudeville and minstrel show performer. He had an active career on the American stage from 1883 until his retirement in 1932. He began his career in minstrel shows and then transitioned into vaudeville where he performed as one half of the duo Quinlan & Mack from 1905 to 1910. In his latter career he worked in legitimate theatre; starring in several Broadway musicals in the 1910s and 1920s.

Life and career Dan Quinlan was born with name Daniel Cullinan on April 21, 1863, in Elmira, New York. He was the son of Irish immigrants John and Margaret Cullinan. Before working as an actor he worked in the rolling factory of the Elmira Iron Rolling Mill Company. Quinlan died during surgery at a hospital in Elmira, New York, on 12 July 1940 at the age of 77. At the time of his death, his wife was the head of the drama department at Elmira College. Daniel and his wife had six daughters together.